Fallow Frames Biennial 2024

July 13 — 14, 2024
Ridgewood, Queens NY

2pm — 7pm

24 Empty Tree Beds - 25 Participating Artists

Ridgewood’s sidewalks have over 800 empty tree beds - or roughly one for every 90 residents. 

The Fallow Frames Biennial is an upcoming public art festival that will be held on July 13th and 14th, where local artists are invited to use 24 abandoned tree beds to stage site-specific installations and performances.

Visitors are invited to wander the neighborhood as active participants in a larger narrative of renewal and artistic expression - and to spark conversations about urban ecology and these small neglected patches of the city’s landscape.

Festival Map

Participating Artists

Tree bed #1 @t.bex @fallowframesbiennial 2024 Recap Beca Acosta is a Latinx Brooklyn-based Metal/Interactive Sculptor/Artist and Educator originally from Dallas, Texas. She exhibited most recently at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn Metal Works and Washi
Tree bed #14 @pe1o1oca @fallowframesbiennial Recap HANDALA is a sculptural rendition of the 1969 drawing by political cartoonist Naji al-Ali, an image that has since become a ubiquitous protest symbol. Handala remains a perennial 10 year
Tree bed #5 @aleksandra_borovski Alexandra Borovski’s “Object Library” is a collection of stacked compartment shelves containing various objects for visitors to observe, handle, and trade. Inspired by the randomness of free boxes
Tree Bed #20 This Place is a Message TOWERS @studio.towers In 1993, a report from Sandia National Laboratories provided the following message as an example of what long term nuclear warnings should evoke : “Sending this message was important
Tree Bed #6 @moofro and @ryanrcompton Maureen Catbagan is a Pilipinx-American, multi-media artist based in New York whose work engages social collectivity and explores the intersections of immigration, labor, and visibility. Catbagan received thei
Tree bed #23 ‘Badland with Stump’ Reclaimed plywood, wood glue @alexander__zev ‘s site-specific work, Badland with Stump, is created from the refuse of local woodworkers. Its organic form contrasts the modern industrial processes
Tree Bed #4 @birdbirdbirdbirdbird WHITE ELEPHANT, a collaboration between REBECCA BIRD and SALAMATA BA, began as a set piece for a production of The Lion King, directed by visionary movement teacher Aqila Norris (@soulworkstudio) at a Bed Stuy elem
Tree Bed #18 @elisabethsmolarz Elisabeth installed a bee hotel and developed a pollinator garden in the empty frame. Additionally, she produced a 360-degree recording of the inside of one of her hives located across the street from the bee hotel. By
Tree bed #7 @carolinecox_studio Along with their ecological function tree pits provide residents with a public place to display their creations, ranging from miniature landscapes to eclectic floral designs. In a similar way my installation embraces
“Brick by Brick” by @dasgutesdesign explores the themes of structural oppression. How the lived experiences of people, especially the most disenfranchised, are often devalued but are in fact the very foundation of society. The art piece w
a huge thank you to all the performers who graced our after party last weekend at @strcp - @sparklemotionbk @laraallen13 No Hope and @owwowmeow Photo credit: Will Ragozzino @willrags
Thank you all so much for joining us for the first Fallow Frames Biennial 2024 - it was a huge success 💌 We couldn’t have asked for a more talented, kind group of artists, and we would like to thank each one! Participating artists: @t.bex @fl
Rat infestation! Found at the corner of Woodward and Cornelia by @jude.tallichet
Unfortunately not everyone in the neighborhood wants to re-imagine Fallow Frames. Someone removed @katarinajerinic ‘s entire installation at tree bed 12 on Forest Av before the biennial even got started, leaving behind only a “black cloud
🔔 Two map updates today! 🔔 @katarinajerinic And @subterranean_shaman updated map in bio
@thesallybeauty “Ridgewoodosaur” Tree bed #6 on 71st close to Myrtle Ave Sally Beauty Twin is a trans woman artist living in New York City. Her practice includes creation and curation of visual art, music, and theater.
Don’t miss Tree Bed #19 @tpspelios in front of @bakeriqueens Shake It consists of approximately thirty-nine thin bamboo poles jammed into the ground of the pit with aircraft cable threaded through the top, suspending shakers/maracas made from
Make sure to swing by @shortstopgallery Tree Bed #17 In front of @sctrpc And bring quarters!!! 🪙 Short Stop Gallery presents a miniature version of Alexa Hoyer’s photo series “Fallow Frames”. @alexa_hoyer Short Stop Gallery, con
New location for tree bed #8 @subterranean_shaman Now in front of 6068 70th avenue @fallowframesbiennial Updated maps coming soon. Sam also helped make the most epic potato salad for the after party 🥔💜
After Party potato salad by @subterranean_shaman

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Special Thanks

Bakeri Queens
Christina Brown Gardens
Flying Fox Tavern
Forever Young
Gabi Stone with Woodbine Gardening Club
Ice Cream Window
My Pet & I
Myrtle Avenue BID
Ridgewood Presbyterian Church
Topos Too
Zoe Sachs